George Lotfi was a rarity. Ranking among New York’s more venerable dealers in antiquities, he was also a prolific whistle-blower — cooperating with the New York City district attorney’s office to … Read More
A Canadian trucker was sentenced to four years in prison for smuggling more than $2.5 million of methamphetamine from the U.S. into Canada through a Whatcom County border crossing. Sarbjit … Read More
Six immigrants were rescued from the back of a produce-filled tractor-trailer in Texas, as they were being smuggled in an operation similar to the tragic incident that left 53 migrants … Read More
A Mexican man has admitted to smuggling 85 migrants locked inside an overheated tractor-trailer across the US border into Texas to settle an $8,000 debt, federal prosecutors said. Jose Luis … Read More
The 11 immigrants who survived the horrific botched smuggling attempt into the US that left 53 dead in the back of a tractor-trailer in Texas might get to stay in … Read More
The suspected driver of a big rig carrying 53 illegal immigrants who died in a botched smuggling operation in Texas will stay behind bars for now, according to court records. … Read More
WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded Monday with President Biden for help getting released from Russia — saying, “I’m terrified I might be here forever.” In excerpts from a Fourth of … Read More
The Texas man accused of masterminding the botched smuggling run where 53 people died of excessive heat in a crammed tractor trailer told a confidential government informant the driver had … Read More
The alleged driver of the Texas migrant death truck is scheduled to appear in court Thursday afternoon on a human smuggling charge that could lead to his execution. Hector Zamorano … Read More
Criminals have been smuggling migrants across the Mexico border into the US in everything from oil tankers to refrigeration trucks for years — expertly “cloning’’ the vehicles to look like … Read More
